President Obama's Inaugural Celebration at John Muir School

The auditorium was full of both people and excitement
on January 20th in anticipation of being part of
Barack Obama's historical inauguration.

Thanks to Mr. Rutherford and all the many other volunteers for
making this occasion such a spectacular success.

The audio/visual equipment worked perfectly
and there were snacks and drinks provided
by parents so that the event was truly special.

Farmer Jasper brought his son for the historical occasion.

Barack Obama during his inaugural speech.

As he finishes his speech the cheering begins.

Principal John takes part in John Muir's
ballroom dance to celebrate the inauguration.

Not to be outdone..... Ms. Fowler also hit the dancefloor.

Parents and students enjoy the festivities.

After working up a thirst dancing it's time
for an apple cider toast to the new president.

A hero from our John Muir community....

Under the category of unsung hero, we have Jocelyn Foreman, a parent and also an Instructional Aide at John Muir School, who recently led a drive to collect books that are not being used by BUSD anymore and send them to needy schools in Africa through an organization called PALF or Pan African Literary Foundation.

These are some photos of the day she,
along with some family and helpers,
gave the boxes full of books to the PALF representative:

Ready to go.

Jocelyn, her wonderful crew,
Becca Todd (from BUSD Library Services)
and the PALF representative,
all ready to load the boxes into his truck.

Teamwork always makes the job easier.

The books begin their journey.

One last box.

Thanks so much to you and you excellent crew of helpers for sparking this idea and then following it through to the end.

This sort of recycling is truly a win/win situation for everyone involved.

May we all find inspiration in that sort of selflessness.